Portable football field goal post and methods

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a portable football field goal post and methods of making and using the same. A portable American football field goal post comprises: a left vertical crossbar, a right vertical crossbar, a top horizontal crossbar, a vertical gooseneck post, and a base.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A portable American football field goal post (the “football field goal post”), comprising:
 a left vertical crossbar, 
 a right vertical crossbar, 
 a top horizontal crossbar, 
 a vertical gooseneck post, and 
 a base. 
 
     
     
         2 . The portable football field goal post according to  claim 1 , wherein the left vertical crossbar is connected to the top horizontal crossbar via a left elbow fitting, the right vertical crossbar is connected to the top horizontal crossbar via a right elbow fitting, the top horizontal crossbar is connected to the vertical gooseneck post via a T-fitting, and the vertical gooseneck post is attached to the base via base fasteners. 
     
     
         3 . The portable football field goal post according to  claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a top base and a bottom base, the top base and the bottom base are configured to have a shape of a cross, the top base and the bottom base are perpendicular to each other with one of the top base or bottom base being in parallel with the top horizontal crossbar and the top base and the bottom base each are perpendicular to the vertical gooseneck post. 
     
     
         4 . The portable football field goal post according to  claim 1 , wherein the base comprises three or four anchoring points configured to touch a ground or configured to be driven into a ground. 
     
     
         5 . The portable football field goal post according to  claim 1 , wherein the left vertical crossbar and the right vertical crossbar comprise vertical pipes, the left vertical pipe being capped with a left pipe cap and the right vertical pipe being capped with a right pipe cap. 
     
     
         6 . The portable football field goal post according to  claim 1 , wherein the left elbow fitting and the right elbow fitting further comprise fitting fasteners. 
     
     
         7 . A method of fabricating a portable American football field goal post (the “football field goal post”), the method comprising:
 providing a left vertical crossbar, a right vertical crossbar, a top horizontal crossbar, a vertical gooseneck post, and a base, and 
 forming the football field goal post. 
 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the left vertical crossbar is connected to the top horizontal crossbar via a left elbow fitting, the right vertical crossbar is connected to the top horizontal crossbar via a right elbow fitting, the top horizontal crossbar is connected to the vertical gooseneck post via a T-fitting, and the vertical gooseneck post is attached to the base via base fasteners. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the base comprises a top base and a bottom base, the top base and the bottom base are configured to have a shape of a cross, the top base and the bottom base are perpendicular to each other with one of the top base or bottom base being in parallel with the top horizontal crossbar and the top base and the bottom base each are perpendicular to the vertical gooseneck post. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the base comprises three or four anchoring points configured to touch a ground or configured to be driven into a ground. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the left vertical crossbar and the right vertical crossbar comprise vertical pipes, the left vertical pipe being capped with a left pipe cap and the right vertical pipe being capped with a right pipe cap. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the left elbow fitting and the right elbow fitting further comprise fitting fasteners.